Question

If you had an aqueous mixture that contained Ag+ , K+ , and Pb2+ cations, how many different solids could precipitate if a chloride solution was added?

Answer 1

Answer:

Two, KCl and PbCl₂.

Explanation:

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In this case, since the addition of chloride ions promote the following three ionic reactions:

$Ag^+(aq)+Cl^-(aq)\rightleftharpoons AgCl(s)\\\\K^+(aq)+Cl^-(aq)\rightleftharpoons KCl(aq)\\\\Pb^{2+}(aq)+Cl^-(aq)\rightleftharpoons PbCl_2(s)$

We can infer that both silver chloride and lead (II) chloride are precipitated products as their Ksp are 6.56x10⁻⁴ and 1.59x10⁻⁵ respectively, which means they are merely soluble in water.

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